Best Vacation for the $$

• Drums of War

  I just got a surprise bonus @ work today, and would like to surprise the wife with a 3-4 day Mini Vacation. Any ideas of where we can really stretch our dollars? Looking to spend $500 to $600.
• I Wear Pants

  Could always do DC if you haven't been or haven't been in a while.
• LJ

  

  Schrute Beets
• BORIStheCrusher

  

  Drums of War wrote: I just got a surprise bonus @ work today, and would like to surprise the wife with a 3-4 day Mini Vacation. Any ideas of where we can really stretch our dollars? Looking to spend $500 to $600.

  $500-$600 in 3-4 days? Going to be pretty boring.
• I Wear Pants

  That's why I said DC, most of the things are free to get in if I remember.
• BORIStheCrusher

  

  I Wear Pants wrote: That's why I said DC, most of the things are free to get in if I remember.

  Not hotels lol.
• Websurfinbird

  

  I'm not sure where you are from but $500 to $600 doesn't go very far in most major U.S. cities. Instead of going away, you could put that toward a very nice dinner somewhere, or perhaps treat yourself and the misses to a spa weekend. It would be a lovely Valentine's Day gift.
• Drums of War

  I think I may be looking at NY. You can stay across the river in NJ for about $110 a night at a 3+ star place, and then take the subway into town. Now I need some good things to do there.. Help me out if you know the area well.
• cats gone wild

  Smokey Mountains. Use your money for lodging, food, and gas. Explore the national park for free.
• sportchampps

  Gattlinburg, TN
• baseballstud24

  Just to warn you...it gets pricey to take the subway from Jersey to New York.
• Eric Taylor

  Two places that are wonderful this time of year:
  
  1.LaRue Ohio
  2.Waldo Ohio
• NOL fan

  Eric Taylor wrote: 2.Waldo Ohio

  especially if you are a fan of fried bologna
• Angel

  If you want to surprise your wife, we would need to know what she likes to do to answer the question.
• sleeper

  

  Buy a couple bottles of champagne and do her. Then drink the champagne while she cleans your house.
• Darkon

  

  Drums of War wrote: I think I may be looking at NY. You can stay across the river in NJ for about $110 a night at a 3+ star place, and then take the subway into town. Now I need some good things to do there.. Help me out if you know the area well.

  I stay at the Homewood Suite (overlooks the hudson) in Weehawken, Hoboken area. It is right near the New York Fairy terminal and about a half mile or so from the Lincoln Tunnel. Very nice suites for around $170 for last minute stays. May be able to get a better deal. You then can take the fairy to Manhatten for like $20. It's still going to be tough to not spend more than 5-6 hundred for 3-4 days.
• Trueblue23

  

  baseballstud24 wrote: Just to warn you...it gets pricey to take the subway from Jersey to New York.

  I paid something like 15 bucks to ride from Summit, NJ into NYC.
  
  The 15 was for an all-day pass too
  
  
  
  
  ADVICE: If you decide to go to NYC, do NOT try to simply drive into the city and park somewhere. I did that the first time I went there, paid 50 bucks to park in a garage all day. Def. stay in jersey, ride the train to NYC.
• dave

  Nashville. No chance you stay under 1k near NYC for 3 nights or more traveling from Ohio. Just tolls, gas, hotel and taxes, subway, and eating at cheaper food locations will put you at 1k.
• Darkon

  

  I'm not sure what you are looking for but if you just want to get away with your wife and relax a couple days you might be interested in The Cass Railroad tours in Cass W.Va.
  They have cottage rentals for like $100 a night. It's close and the tours are cheap and it's really nice this time of year.
  If interested just Google Cass Railroad.
• Sonofanump

  Darkon wrote:You then can take the fairy to Manhatten for like $20.

  $20 for a fairy? Wow, how much are the straight hookers?
• se-alum

  

  I doubt you'll make it too far out of Ohio on $500-$600.
• derek bomar

  

  Yea I went to NYC for a three day weekend last month with my GF...thought I got out of there ok with spending 1,500 (room and board and flight included)
• BCBulldog

  

  I hear there are some really good deals in Vegas right now. Even at the better places like Bellagio.